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2025-06-26Justice/Enforcement, Wildlife

Ontario Wildlife Rehabbers Under Attack

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has been taught a lesson….follow regulations, work in good faith and stop using authoritarian tactics. […]

2025-06-222025-06-22AWS, Justice/Enforcement

Neil Stratford – Completely Undercharged

HAMILTON – NEIL STRATFORD GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE The video shows clearly without one doubt what Neil Stratford did to Merlin on that […]

2025-06-062025-06-07AWS, Horses, Legislation

Ontario Animal Welfare Services Failure to Act Leaves 20 Horses to Suffer – 3 are Now Dead

FEB 2025: After multiple calls into the PAWS Hotline regarding starving horses with significant injuries, it takes Animal Welfare Services (AWS) 8 […]

2025-05-21General

Eastern Ontario Cats

ANOTHER ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES FAILURE TO PROTECT ANIMALS Since middle of last year, many calls have been made to the Ontario Animal […]

2025-05-142025-05-21AWS, Horses

Zero Accountability

Ontario Animal Welfare Services (AWS) provides an online complaint tool so members of the public are able to make a formal complaint […]

2025-05-112025-05-11Puppy Mills

Buying Live Animals – Make a Better Decision

Dealing with the Ontario government about improving animal protections is very frustrating. The empty words, the broken promises and the fact that […]

2025-05-092025-05-21AWS, Horses

AWS Refuses to Charge Horse Abuser

Despite 16 horses being in horrific condition and them knowing that 5 horses were in immediate distress, Ontario Animal Welfare Services (AWS) […]

2025-05-04Did ya know, Exploitation, Wildlife

Ontario Roadside Zoos – What you need to know.

Tis the season……the nicer weather is approaching. That means you more and more roadside zoos will be popping up around Ontario. Animal […]

2025-04-302025-05-21AWS, Legislation

AWS Refuses to Press Charges for Deaths

WHAT ABOUT CAUSING DEATH ???? Hamilton – Jessica Kippen On Thursday, June 12th Jessica Kippen is in Hamilton court for a 2nd […]

2025-04-26Legislation

2025 Federal Election – Animal Welfare Debate

This debate was very interesting. To me personally, it provided really good insight into the individuals. I have always supported Nathaniel Erskine-Smith […]

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